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"A-alright.." Alex replied slowly beginning to fidget on the couch looking back at the tele now listening to the man shuffle papers. Licking his lips he gave a small sigh, he'd nothing else to say but listening to the man had relaxed him some. "I guess.. I should let you get back to work.."
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"I can stay on the phone with you if you want." He said idly, adjusting his cell phone to his ear piece and put his cell aside so he could talk to him without it being obvious he was on his personal phone, and that way he could answer his main phone at work.
"Unless you really want to go. We don't have to talk.. I think.. we'll both just feel better if we can hear each other." He gave a low chuckle, moving over to a drafting table he'd pushed up against the wall, toying with some ideas for an overdue project. |
"Okay.." Alex said sounding unsure but still it was better than what he had been feeling. Oddly alone now that he was used to the other's presence. He chewed his lip and focused back on the television, one ear focused idly on listening to the man on the other end work at whatever he was doing.
For a grown man he still acted childish and it still shown with his selection of television shows that he watched. He flipped through the children's channels looking for shows he knew he enjoyed. Generally cartoons was what he'd find. Right now though he was watching Family Guy and was chuckling lightly at the rerun of Peter finding out how much a pencil sharpener could hurt. |
He could hear he was watching cartoons and it made him smile, giving the faintest chuckle as he listened to what noises he heard over the phone. There was a soft knocking at his office door and he looked up, raising a brow--he had a meeting, it was a coworker of his letting him know they had five minutes until it started.
"I have a meeting but... I can stay on with you if you want, you'll just have to listen to us talk business." He laughed a bit, sighing as he put his things down and grabbed a notebook and pen he had buried on his desk to head for the conference room, and as he got closer on his somewhat brisk hobble to his destination, he was sure he could hear Andrew in the meeting room already. It made him feel better as he approached, thinking that Alex must be safe now, entering the room to take his usual seat and wait for others to arrive. "..." |
"If it's all right with you.." Alex murmured again. He stood up and began fixing himself a sandwich in the kitchen. He paused almost momentarily as he heard another voice over the line and gave a small sigh, if the man was there at work then Alex didn't have to worry about the man trying to get into his apartment.
Then he started thinking of Ashley and paled slightly, he hoped the other man would be okay and even more he wanted to stay on the line so he was certain the other man would be okay. |
A few minutes went by and Ashley swallowed slowly, his hand reaching up for his ear piece, getting ready to hang up. He didn't want Ashley to hear any of this, not even Andrew's voice. Nothing. "...There's no one else coming to this... so called meeting, is there, Andrew?" He managed out, feeling his throat get tight, like something was stuck in there. He didn't look at Andrew, but he heard the door shut and click--had he locked it? This didn't feel good at all.
Closing his eyes, Ashley pulled the piece from his ear--"I'm sorry." Was all he said to Alex before hanging up, glancing at the blinds that had already been closed when he'd walked in--he should have known... He couldn't believe he'd fallen for this. |
"It is a Meeting of sorts," Andrew retorted with a chuckle eying the other man. "Between two colleagues who work together."
Alex was shaking, his meal lay forgotten on the plate as the line went dead after Ashley was admitting himself alone with Andrew. He stared down at the cell phone as if willing it to ring again, for Ashley to say he'd gotten away from the rapist. He knew it wouldn't though.. but what should he do? Phone the police? Would they believe someone who wasn't even in the same building? Someone who was, by night, a whore who slept with others for money. Somehow Alex didn't think they would. Andrew approached Ashley, his hand reaching out not for the man but to pull the crutches out of reach. His voice was honey sweet as he spoke again, his fingers just barely brushing over the brown curls. "Now.. what should we do? Jacob doesn't want to see me again because of you.." |
"Oh is it?" He was trying to keep himself from seeming as terrified as he really was. He dind't want to be a coward, he wanted to be brave, but he was feeling less and less confident the more things progressed, especially as those crutches were taken away, grasping after them but it was no good.
"I recall him telling you to leave me alone, too. You don't seem to listen well." He flinched so slightly at the fingers making some of his hair shift as they swept over them. "I'd suggest you find someone else to fuck. It seems your main interest no longer wants to service you, I don't think there's anything you can do about it." |
Andrew's hand slid down to the back of the chair a chilly smile to his lips as he spun it around so he could look into that face. He bent close his hand was on the table to keep him stable, their faces were inches apart as he glared into those two toned eyes. He seemed to drink in the fear he read on that face, not quite as well hidden.
"I pick and choose what I want to listen to," Andrew replied his teeth flashing in a grin. "He's not here to stop me now is he?" Alex felt helpless in his small apartment. What was he to do from here? What was he to do even if he found his way back to Ashley's work place, he would be just as helpless as a quivering mountain of goo. His mind flashed to Jacob, he would do something wouldn't he? Alex could write a note to Jacob and leave the rest to him.. one flaw was in that plan however, his nerves were far too much on edge for him to be able to sleep and he couldn't foresee himself ever calming down until he could find Ashley. Helpless Ashley dialed 911 hoping they'd listen to him only to find himself put on hold and hung up when it felt like he was on hold for hours. "What I can do, is show him what happens when I don't get what I want from him," Andrew's free hand brushed over the smooth skin of Ashley's face almost caressing it lovingly if it weren't forced onto the smaller man. |
Ashley gasped as he was spun in the chair, startled eyes staring at Andrew as the man leaned in, and he couldn't keep himself from trying to sink back further into the office chair. He could feel Andrew's breath on him now that he was so close, furrowing his brow as he stared into those dark eyes, he didn't like this at all. It was far too familiar.
When Andrew touched his face, Ashley tried to pull away, but he had nowhere to go, shifting to use his good foot in an attempt to get away by pushing that chair backwards, noticing that Andrew was holding the table, not him. ".......D-Don't..." |
"Don't what..? Don't stop?" Andrew chuckled even at the bad cliche line, it just amused him to no end. "I don't plan to.."
Andrew's hand grabbed Ashley keeping him put in a strong grip. His lips closed the gap between Ashley's pare of lips with a forced kiss, his hand not loosening as he expected a struggle. He ran his tongue over those lips tasting him. "Mmm.. Be good and I'll be gentle" Alex looked around the apartment. He couldn't just stay here... Even if he'd be useless.. He could pretend to be Jacob, give the man what he wanted and get out of there, leaving Ashley unharmed.. Chewing his lip he called a cab and hurried out of his apartment and down the stairs waiting anxiously for the cab to arrive. |
"Ah-" He gasped as his lips were claimed, struggling at first as he felt his tongue over his lips, cheeks flushed a bit now. He didn't want this to happen, but at the same time he sure as hell didn't want to be hurt. "If... I'm good.. will you leave Jacob alone?" He asked lowly, staring up at Andrew. What if he took Jacob's place? Alex's place? He was trembling, but he'd stopped fighting it seemed, not even pullling away though they were still so close.
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A look of quick surprise crossed Andrew's face followed by a look of temptation, his lips curving up in a wicked grin. His hand eased away from the other man but he pulled the man to a standing position kind enough to carry most of his weight until he lifted him onto the table sliding nimbly between Ashley's legs. "If that is what you wish."
Alex ran into the building he recognized as the building Ashley had brought him into only a few days earlier. He found himself pushing himself into the elevator pushing the floor number he vaguely remembered Ashley hitting on the way up. He'd ignored the calls of protest, for him to stop and declare his business at the building. He was visibly shaking by the time he'd gotten off the elevator as he found his way to Ashley's office, cursing the fact he didn't know where else to look. This is where his memory left him... Andrew leaned up the small distance that made Ashley slightly taller than him on the table, pressing his lips to Ashley's once more. He didn't kiss him as roughly this time and brushing his hands over Ashley's sides, purposely keeping the other man close yet. Alex looked into offices, his eyes drifting to one that had the blinds pulled where no one could look in. He only vaguely heard a man asking him who he was looking for. He turned worried eyes on the other man shifting anxiously. He couldn't hear any cries of pain.. but he didn't want to start imagining what Andrew was doing with Ashley. "I'm.. Looking for Ash." He said finally glancing at the room once more. "I'm sorry, he's in a meeting right now. You'll have to come back later." "Please.." Alex pleaded, looking at that door again and heading to it. He was in no mood to be polite. "It's an emergency ... I can't wait." Alex got to the door ignoring the man's restraining hand and tried to open it only finding the handle locked. "I need to see him.." Andrew paused looking back at the door swearing he'd heard the handle jiggle a bit. His lips pulled away from Ashley's and he looked towards the door to see it jiggle once more. |
Ashley grunted a little as he was lifted up, his cheeks flushed over as he watched Andrew think that temptation over, letting his legs part a bit for that larger body to fit between them. "...Yes." He whispered. If it meant he'd leave Jacob and Alex alone, then he didn't care how many times he had to sleep with the bastard.
As lips touched his, he didn't struggle or try and yank away, leaning into it slightly, hesitantly but he showed more of a willingness to do this now. He shivered with those hands up and down his sides, his hands gently bracing himself in a sitting position on the table, unsure of if he wanted to try and touch Andrew back yet, still nervous. Then the door knob jiggled and he froze, staring towards it as it did it again. "Just. Just ignore it--Andrew.." He swallowed thickly--what if it was Alex? He didn't want him to see this, or Andrew to see him and try and attack Alex instead. "A-Andrew.. Will you make a deal with me? Please? I'll.. I'll sleep with you whenever you want. Wherever--except Jacob's... please, don't go there anymore. Leave him alone.. " He was quiet, he didn't want anyone else to hear, just Andrew, fingers gently grasping at his shirt and turning him back towards him, letting their lips brush together again in a soft kiss, nipping at Andrew's lower lip, trying to get his attention back on him. |
"What's your name?" the man asked Alex and he looked back at the man hesitantly. He was about to say his own name.. but if he was going to act Jacob for Andrew he'd have to for everyone here right? "Jacob.."
The man stepped forward to rap on the door, looking at Alex apologetically. "I don't have the key.." Andrew turned back to Ashley his eyebrows raising slightly but he smiled into that kiss his hands sliding back over Ashley's slight body. "Deal." He kissed Ashley again, hungrier this time. He hadn't expected such cooperation from Ashley but he wasn't about to pass it up. The stress was getting to Alex and suddenly his vision went black as the man tried to get the attention of those inside. He knew far too well what was occupying the two occupants. His body crumpled to the floor making the other man cry out startled, quite audible to those inside, "Jacob!!" Alex was unconscious though and dead to the world as the man tried to wake him up. Andrew's lips slid down to the man's neck ignoring the knock's to the door as his hands began to pull the tie undone. His ears perked up suddenly at Jacob's name his brow furrowing slightly as he looked towards the doorway again, only curious because he wondered what had startled the man outside so much. |
Ashley was glad the deal was made, it was easier than he'd expected it to be, and it was easier to be good for Andrew than he ever thought it could be. Maybe he was just so desperate to protect those he cared for, but he wasn't as scared of the man now as he had been just moments before.
Letting him kiss him, he even returned the hungry kiss, still shy but no longer running away. He knew what he'd gotten himself into now, hesitantly shifting to wrap his arms around Andrew's shoulders as the man placed his arms around his slender frame, making a small noise against his lips. When there was a ruckus outside, he blushed and frowned--Jacob? Was that the name he'd just heard? "Oh no.." He whispered, his head tipped to the side for Andrew to get to his neck, swallowing slowly. Had Alex gotten the guts to come and try and do something? Knowing what he knew about him, he'd probably fainted or something, he hoped he wasn't hurt. He shifted between Andrew and the table, searching for his phone in his pocket to dial Jacob's number out of curiosity. "...." |
The cell phone in Alex/Jacob's pocket began to ring when Ashley phoned. People had gathered outside the door and around the body on the floor, people backed away when a security officer came to ask what happened as the man explained that he was asking for Ashley.
The unconscious body began to stir to the sound of a ringing phone and people saying his name. His eyes opened up slowly confused as to where he was. Pushing himself up he looked around as people began asking him if he was alright. The question that he was wanting to ask was how he'd got here, but he knew already how. His eyes surveyed around for Ashley, figuring if Alex had come here it was because the man had invited him. "What happened.." he listened vaguely as the man told him he collapsed after demanding to see Ashley. Jacob stood up and looked around the place before setting his eyes on the door he'd collapsed by. "Then I'd still like to see him.. please." For the man who had been helping him earlier he'd looked startled at his change, but Jacob hardly noticed. Alex wanted to see Ashley so badly there must be a reason. Remembering his cell he looked at the caller ID as he allowed the officer to pass unlocking the door with a key off the large key ring. The door was pushed open and Jacob looked in on the seen within the room, his eyes widening in surprise and rage. Jacob stuffed his cell into his pocket as Andrew realized he'd heard the door open. He walked into the office grabbing Andrew from Ashley and shoved the startled man into the wall, forcing himself between him and Ashley. "I thought I'd told you to leave him alone!" |
Ashley heard the phone outside of the door and he dropped his head down against the man's shoulder as he held the phone, making a quiet noise as Andrew kept at his neck, his cheeks flushed.
When that door opened, he didn't even realize it until Andrew was being yanked from him, his phone dropping to the ground and closing finally after he'd jsut sat there, holding it. "J-Jacob! Jacob--Don't start a fight, please! I'm okay..." He tried to grab gently at his lover's shoulder. He wished he could move around, but his crutches were out of reach thanks to Andrew. Ash was flustered, he'd been caught being so obedient to Andrew, god, he'd even let himself get a little aroused under the affectiosn the man had begun to give him. He didn't want Jacob to see that. He didn't want Jacob to know about the deal, about any of it, giving Andrew a desperate look while Jacob wasn't facing him, silently begging him not to say anything, to just back off this time. |
"It's not bloody okay that he's been touching you," Jacob retorted to Ashley his blue eyes glancing back at him. It was still taking him time to register that Ashley hadn't even been fighting Andrew. He didn't want to believe it, but his eyes took in the flushed cheeks and the fact Ashley looked quite flustered. His hand reached up to grab Ashley's outstretched one briefly. "He needs to know I'm serious.."
Andrew watched the display as he pushed himself from the wall he'd been shoved to. His eyes caught and lingered on Ashley's for a brief moment. He knew better than to gloat at this moment, not with half the floor looking in to see what was going on in the conference room. Instead he made his escape before Jacob turned to focus on his retreating back pushing through the small crowd ignoring questions and looks of mixed disgust or curiosity. Jacob cursed. The coward had fled and he was still stuck with the realization Ashley wasn't doing anything to stop him. He turned to Ashley, the look in his eyes were like the look of someone's tortured ones. He was angry, he didn't want to yell at Ashley but he wanted an explanation. "You're.. mine. I don't want anyone else touching you." He looked away, he couldn't find the words to ask. He was a coward himself it seemed, he didn't want to accuse Ashley afraid of the answer he'd get. Part of him wanted to approach Ashley, to hold and comfort him but the image of the two together was stopping him. Was Ashley merely playing him? Laughing behind his back at the drama between Andrew and him, fighting for the right of having the man as theirs? Jacob had the air of a man haunted, he didn't know what to do with Ashley realizing things like this is what's bound to happen if he confessed his feelings to the man. It only upset him more. Jacob grabbed the crutches that were far from Ashley and passed them to the man without a word. His eyes roamed the room and sighed, he couldn't stay here he realized even with being with Ashley. He was afraid of what he might say to Ashley. "I'll go home..." Jacob said in a low voice not looking at Ashley now. "I'll see you whenever you have time for me.." Jacob wanted to run from Ashley but he walked out the door looking like a man defeated and broken. He really wished he could have punched Andrew.. he needed to punch something.. only to stop himself from crying. |
Ashley looked at Jacob as his hand was taken and those words were spoken, his chest tightening up when that hand was released all too soon. He hadn't stopped Andrew and now he was letting him get away, Jacob must have thought he was a horrible person.
The look he got from Jacob next startled him, and he furrowed his brow, feeling a tear brush at his lashes on one eye, trying so hard not to cry. He couldn't think of anything to say, feeling eyes on him from his co-workers, from Jacob, it made him choke up. He wished Jacob would just scoop him up like usual and tell him he was taking him home, but that didn't happen. Ash looked bewildered when he was given his crutches and Jacob finally spoke up again to break the awkward, horrible silence between them both and he watched him turn and walk out, in brief shock--this was all going wrong. He'd just wanted to protect them, and now he'd messed things up! So badly... He shouldn't have called Alex earlier.. he knew he shouldn't have. Pushing from the table, he went after Jacob on his crutches. "J-Jacob..! Don't... please.. don't go..." He'd caught up, dropping a crutch to free one hand to grab at one of his companion's. He didn't want to let him go, afraid that he'd tell him to go away the next time he tried to see him, he was afraid he hated him now. |
Jacob stopped when his escape was hindered, fearing if he pulled his hand free he might knock Ashley off balance and falling to the ground.Feeling his hand in the other man's warm grasp though he closed his eyes to take a few sharp breaths trying to calm himself down but when he looked up finally at Ashley his blue eyes still held that haunted expression. He couldn't help but think this is what he gets for falling for a customer, always at risk of being played because he was merely a whore.. What better way to get a free lay?
"Tell me Ashley..." Jacob said finally turning towards the man. He was scared of the answer but he couldn't not know. "What really is going on between you and Andrew? ... It really didn't look like you didn't want it." It had crossed Jacob's mind to walk away from Ashley all together.. if this is what he was to expect of it all, Jacob didn't think he could put up with it. Whatever happened to that uncaring guy who was looking for a good lay? |
Ashley trembled, nervous for what could possibly happen, entwining his fingers into Jacob's as he held his hand, not wanting him to get away. "J-Jacob.." He was speechless at first, breathing out slowly to try and keep himself as calm as possible, his nerves making him tense.
"I didn't--he said.. if I was good, he wouldn't hurt me. He took my crutches away, Jacob, what was I supposed to do? Run? He.. made a deal.." He whispered lowly, looking at the floor now, "that if i was good, he'd leave you alone." |
"Ashley..." Jacob said stepping closer finally his blue eyes taking in the other man. He reached up and touched his face lightly. He shouldn't be making such deals with Andrew.. "I don't care what happens to me as long as you're safe.. if you need to just tell him to come to me."
Jacob sighed and pulled Ashley into a hug. It made sense to him now, he'd feared for the worst and thought he'd receive it. He wished Andrew would leave them both alone, but if the man had to be part of their lives in such a way it should be Jacob who makes such deals with him; not Ashley. It wasn't as if Jacob wasn't used to sleeping with people who just wanted a fuck anyhow. "I just want you safe.." he whispered in Ashley's ear and sighed again. "Can I take you home?" |
Ashley was more than relieved to be pulled into that hug, his free hand grasping at Jacob as he pressed his cheek into the man's touch, then his body. He shook his head faintly when Jacob suggested sending Andrew to him if he needed to--he didn't want Andrew to have Jacob either.
He couldn't stand the thought of Andrew getting his hands on Jacob again, and he didn't think it was fair to Alex! It wasn't fair for Alex to have to wake up with new bruises and such just because Andrew decided to get rough with Jacob--or for him to wake up and Andrew was stil there... At least hedidn't have another personailty to worry about, if Andrew hurt him, no one else felt the physical pain. It would hurt Jacob inside though.. and he didn't want that either. When Jacob askedhim ifhe could take him home he swallowed thickly and looked horribly apologetic and nervous. "If.. If I leave, I might lose my job, Jacob.. I missed a lot, i'm really behind... After that scene back there... I'll be lucky if I don't lose it anyway." He whispered, shaking his head a bit. "I-I'm sorry, I want to.. but.. I can't.. lose this job." It was odd that he still wanted the job, after all someone now superior to him was his rapist, someone who could easily tell his own superiors that he wasn't doing a great job anymore and have him kicked out before he could even blink, but he worked hard to keep his place, he'd worked so hard just to get that little office of his own, cramped with furniture and papers and art. |
He felt that light shake of his head and he worried more his arms tightening around the other man. "Please Ashley.. Promise me.." His mind thought of Alex and he realized the man might have been thinking of him as well. "Ashley.. Alex had come here to pretend to be me.. I woke up outside that room and they had already been calling me by my name.. He doesn't want to see you hurt either.."
Jacob stroked Ashley's back a bit before pulling away finally with a small nod. He didn't trust leaving Ashley alone here now, not when he was preyed upon with a lot of people still in the building only a locked door and closed blinds hiding them from view. Ashley could have just screamed for help, risked people barging in seeing Andrew trying to force him rather than being gentler so Ashley would enjoy it as well... "Would.. I be able to stay..?" Jacob asked slowly, wetting his lips briefly with his tongue darting across them. He wanted to be sure Ashley would remain safe, but he would leave if Ashley asked him to. He bent down to pick up the crutch Ashley had dropped in his haste to stop him from fleeing. "I promise I won't distract you.." |
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